This book
was a no brainer. It was going to be
read and going to be involved in this challenge. First came Divergent, then Insurgent (which
was fantastic), so of course it had to be read.
What category to put it in though? Originally, it was going to be for
the section “Book with a One Word Title”, but as I’m reading I see that it is
526 pages. Jackpot! I still needed one over 500 pages, and this
book was perfect.
ALLEGIANT by Veronica Roth
Book 3 in the Divergent Trilogy
BOOK
DESCRIPTION
The faction
based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered – fractured by
violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world
past the limits she’s known, Tris is ready.
Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life
together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories.
But Tris’s
new reality is even more alarming than the one she left behind. Old discoveries are quickly rendered
meaningless. Explosive new truths change
the hearts of those she loves. And once
again, Tris must battle to comprehend the complexities of human nature – and of
herself – while facing impossible choices about courage, allegiance, sacrifice,
and love.
Told from a
riveting dual perspective, ALLEGIANT, by #1 New York Times best-selling author
Veronica Roth, brings the DIVERGENT series to a powerful conclusion while
revealing the secrets of the dystopian world that has captivated millions of
readers in DIVERGENT and INSURGENT.
MY REVIEW
3 out of 5
*Stars*
To be able
to give a proper review of this book, I had to do it in two parts. The book brought forth such strong emotions
that I want you to read what I thought right after I finished it. Then after that, is my actual review, once I
had time to think it over properly.
The day I finished the book…
What in the
ever-loving HELL!! How can you even end
a series like that? Not just a book, but
a SERIES!! That means that there is no fixing the epic screw up that was the
end of this book. I want to cry! I want to scream! I want to blow the f@% king book up so I can
pretend that it doesn’t exist.
The worst
part… I’m doing my best to keep this a spoiler free review, so I can’t even
discuss what’s made me so irate. The
Allegiant book that I got from the library has a broken spine, and I bet I know
what happened to it. Someone got to the
end, and the book got up-close and personal... with a wall. Ugh!
This sucks!
The next day…
Still mad!
Another day later…
Ok, yeah, so
I’ve cooled down. I still can’t stand
how the book ended, but I’m thinking rationally enough to give an objective
review.
Once I read
Insurgent, I wanted to jump right in to this book. The last book kept me captivated throughout
the whole thing, so I was a little disappointed when this one started off so
slow. I get it, I do. Allegiant involves a whole new place and community,
so therefore it has to take some time getting the reader engrossed in the
story.
Then there
was the double POV. Yes! We finally get to see what is going on inside
that gorgeous head of Four, or Tobias as he prefers to be called. Too bad it wasn’t too much different than
Tris’. There were so many times I forgot
whose POV I was reading and I had to readjust my thinking when I found out I
was picturing the wrong person. It made
the story somewhat jumbled. As it turns
out, they are the perfect couple because the exact same insecurities, likes,
and feelings go through both of their heads.
Now, on to
the story. As I mentioned before, it
started off slow, but a little before it reached the halfway point, I was
hooked. I couldn’t stop flipping the pages,
and ended up reading a little under 300 pages in half a day. I got nothing done around the house. Of course it was kind of fun telling my
husband that I was doing research for my blog instead of the dishes. HeHe!
Anyways, the
concept was completely different from the first two books. Everyone is thrust into a world full of
discrimination that judges people based solely on their genetics. Completely out in left field, but not necessarily
because it ties into everything you had read in the previous books. Then there was the practically tangible love
between Tris and Tobias. It was great
being intertwined with them, so you could feel everything they were going
through. I loved it. It was a phenomenal story line, up until “the
part”. I could barely finish it
afterward. Roth did an okay job of
trying to smooth over what happened and wrap up the entire story, but to me it
was already ruined.
Every book
has to have a bigger meaning or purpose, and this one couldn’t have put its any
better…
“Sometimes
life really sucks,” she says. “But you know what I’m holding on for?”
“The moments
that don’t suck. The trick is to know
them when they come around.”
Never quite seen
it put like that before, but I guess it can be true if you think about it.
I don’t know. This was one of my favorite book series. The books were being made into movies, and
everything seemed right with the literary world. I would have recommended it to anyone. Now, I’m gonna have to take it all back. It was a good series, the love story was
solid, the action was there, but then you get to the last pages of the LAST
book and you get a stomach full of disappointment. I’m sorry for being so vague, but I don’t
want to “spoil” the ending for anyone that has yet to read it.
If you HAVE
read it, comment below to let me know if I’m alone in said opinion. Till next
time…
19 books
down, 33 to go!!
Happy
Reading, Everyone!
